​Billionaire aerospace and Budget Suites magnate Robert Bigelow announced his belief that Earth currently is home to space aliens who have infiltrated our planet, and he claimed to have spent more money than any other private individual investigating UFOs. When CBS’s Lara Logan asked him if he was worried about being labeled crazy, he replied “It’s not gonna make a difference. It’s not gonna change the reality of what I know.” Oddly, despite all of the resources he had devoted to finding space aliens here on Earth and in space, he somehow had no proof. [Update: According to Skeptical Inquirer, Bigelow has been funding MUFON UFO research, and he told Coast to Coast years ago that he hoped to imitate UFO propulsion systems in his own spacecraft.]

​On the plus side, at least he is still looking for actual extraterrestrials rather than Bible demons. You will recall that MUFON’s John Ventre came under fire recently after he posted racist comments to Facebook alleging that affirmative action is an illegal conspiracy against white males, claiming that only white Euro-Americans developed civilization, and directing readers to look up racist claims about the supposed biological inferiority of “f’ing blacks.” Well, after this caused controversy and resulted in denunciations from a range of ufologists, including Ryan Sprague—though notably not from MUFON itself, which issued a mealy mouthed non-apology—Ventre returned to social media to offer an explanation of what happened. He blamed demons.

These were not metaphorical demons, like when a celebrity blames personal demons for an addiction. No, he meant literal demons from hell. Ventre wrote that he has become convinced that UFOs are actually demonic, and he added that the people who came out against his racist rant were in fact a conspiracy of atheists and ancient astronaut theorists who have been deceived into worshiping demons. He concluded that these atheists and ancient astronaut theorists are “Satan’s minions.”

It probably shouldn’t surprise anyone that the toxic brew of conspiracy theory and racism in ufology also has a Christian fundamentalist angle, like so many other conspiracy theories popular among right wing ideologues. But what did surprise me is the degree to which the Christian Nephilim-centric viewpoint is creating tension in the ufology community, less because of the hunt for demons than because the various subgroups can’t decide who is on the side of the angels who are Satan’s minions.

A fight has broken out online over David Wilcock and Corey Goode’s claims to have secret information about space aliens and America’s so-called “secret space program.” As you will recall, Goode’s claims are bizarre, including weird claims about sexy aliens kidnapping him from his living room and more recent claims that snipers are targeting him and his children in their home, and a plain reading of his allegations suggests fantasy rather than reality. But ufologists have difficulty accusing anyone of making things up, so Goode is now defending himself against allegations from Bill Ryan that he is working for Scientology. Similarly, the so-called Dark Journalist (the pseudonym of Daniel Liszt) alleges that Goode is an agent of Satan: “Dark Journalist reveals some shocking details that have emerged relating to Corey Goode, and his marketing team’s documented association with Satanism and Luciferic imagery.” Dark Journalist, of course, claims the secret space program as his own special area, too, and he and good are in direct competition for alleged revelations.

But that’s not the worst of it. In a Facebook posting attacking Wilcock as a fraud and Goode as a liar, Alfred Lambremont Webre, the founder of the Exopolitics website (and thus another competitor for fan attention and dollars), accused Satanists of a hostile takeover of the ancient astronaut theory, alleging that a Polish Satanist is trying to take control of quasi-Ancient Aliens-adjacent products such as the Contact in the Desert fan conference; the Ancient Aliens Cruise, which features cast members from the cable television pseudo-documentary; and GAIA-TV, an online fringe network that employs Ancient Aliens cast members as hosts:

There is also another more fundamental split, between the Satanists and the Light Workers, which commenters seem in denial of in their facile projections. This post is about the deep penetration of JIRKA RYSAVY, a Polish abusive capitalist with Satanic connections from Poland into a hostile takeover of GAIA TV and CONTACT IN THE DESERT.

​In case you are wondering, Jirka Rysavy is not a Satanist. He is not Polish, either. He is a Czech immigrant who made his money selling office supplies. He is also the former chairman of Whole Foods who in 1988 founded Gaiam (later Gaia) a New Age organization dedicated to the “conscious consumer,” and he later expanded it into a wide range of New Age themes, eventually hitting on the ancient astronaut theory as a compelling narrative to drive subscriptions to his online TV service after yoga exercise videos didn’t quite draw the expected crowd. (Full disclosure: Gaia once tried to get me to write for them and asked that I produce pro-ancient astronaut propaganda.) It’s unclear how much he believes in the ancient astronaut theory, but he is apparently a regular at Contact in the Desert. In his spare time, he is involved in various New Age nonsense. He directed a movie called Secret of Water in which he alleged, falsely, that water defies the laws of physics and can retain memories and can imbue our DNA with magic powers from the spirit realm. I wouldn’t put ancient astronaut beliefs past him.

Doesn't Bigelow claim to be the official government-designated point of contact for reporting close encounters?

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Thomas Buyea

6/5/2017 11:31:40 pm

The question should Not be did Bigelow or anyone say Blacks are inferior, But if any group of Humans or Aliens are inferior ? Then is it allowed to be speaking the Truth about it ? Or Must we go on from generation to generation, Pretending that all Races of Humans on average Are equal ? And if any type study of Human like entities is researching the abilities of current or past Humans for tens of thousands of years then what group should have more freedom to look for and report capabilities or lack of capabilities other than a group that is researching Humans and Human like entities from Earth, Our Solar system, Our Universe, Other universe, Other De mentions, Other times Etc. Etc. ??

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Michael J. Salerno

6/7/2017 11:04:10 am

Thomas, pick up a university level, peer reviewed, text on human anthropology and read it. You'd benefit from a similar text on epistemology. With regard to both your comment reveals you are not only uninformed, you are misinformed. There is only one race on earth, THE HUMAN RACE. Evolution resulted in the differences observed in human pigment, eye color, body type, etc. Scientific discoveries and the connections that led to further scientific and cultural advances from antiquity through the 19th century were mostly matters of location, migration, affluence and chance. Pigment had nothing to do with it.

TONY S.

5/31/2017 12:01:03 pm

It's unbelievable how undeterred these fools always are by the total absence of any kind of proof for their claims. Are they really so deluded, or is it a deliberate agenda just to make money and garner attention?

At least Bigelow left the demons behind...

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Only Me

5/31/2017 03:29:19 pm

This post is a perfect example of how ideology seems to drive the fringe.

Due to the current political climate, it is all too easy for opposing sides on an issue to end any chance for open debate by using labels, such as: Nazi, fascist, racist, Communist, libtard, Trumptard, etc.

Now we are seeing the same thing within ufology. Either you agree with us or you're in league with Satan.

Are there any adults left?

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Jim

5/31/2017 06:31:53 pm

Sorry, no adults left, only sheeple. :)

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Americanegro

6/1/2017 09:30:09 am

When I look at the people who claim to be against [the nonexistent] Satan, I think that if Satan actually existed it's him I'd want to team up with.

This article and its` comments shows the realities of how different people think; because we are of course; different. I am never offended by racial remarks; especially against BLACKS or People of Black color. That`s because I know the truth.

None should be offended by how another expresses one self; especially a billionaire. If Mr. Bigelow really wants to get some serious truth and realities of these things he speak: Then he should contact me.

Most of the time when someone has a mission and beliefs in subjects such as these. One ought not to put them down or discard them; especially in these times. BE-Lief are embedded in our genes. Yes! It is a genetic theme which derives from our descendants and drive the belief.

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V

6/1/2017 02:44:38 pm

1. The ONLY reason to be offended is "by how another expresses themself," because literally the only reason to be offended is what comes out of someone else's mouth (or fingertips, online). Literally the purpose of being offended is a feedback mechanism to correct unsocial behavior on the part of others, so yeah, when somebody's being an asshole, you SHOULD be offended by it. If you're not, then perhaps you have some mental health issues, or perhaps you're an asshole, too.

2. It is flatly impossible to get ANYTHING genetic from our DESCENDANTS, because DNA doesn't go backward that way. Furthermore, beliefs have been repeatedly shown to derive entirely from experience, and thus absolutely cannot be genetic in the first place. Your experiences in a stratified society, especially a bigoted society, can shape those beliefs in similar ways, but it ain't coming from your DNA.

3. The processes by which people think do not differ between so-called "races." It is impossible to identify a "black" brain from a "white" brain from a "yellow" brain by looking at the brains or even scans of their activity while thinking. The thoughts that people think differ more broadly within any group than they do between two groups, statistically. Ergo, "I am different" is a statement of individuality within an entire species and has nothing to do with an artificial social structure created for the sole purpose of justifying the theft of resources by one group of all others they encountered.

4. "I am never offended by racial remarks; especially against BLACKS or People of Black color" is an inherently racist statement, by indicating that people of African descent are somehow, as a group, more worthy of having such remarks made about them. That's the sad part about racism, you see; it is pervasive, and unfortunately, the victims of it often buy into it as much as the aggressors, because they grew up experiencing it as "normal."

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Joe Scales

6/1/2017 02:56:55 pm

Taking offense is a choice.

Michael J. Salerno

6/7/2017 11:11:03 am

v - you nailed it.
...oh and not taking offense is a choice...assholes.

Americanegro

6/6/2017 05:03:06 pm

@V: As a Satanist, your point #1 offends me, because you're saying that I have a mental health issue if I'm not offended, and that is itself offensive. You, V, are an offensive racist with a mental problem.

My battle with a demonic entity is well documented in my lectures and last book since June of 2014 to the present. This was part of the battle. I confided most in Nick Redfern and Kathleen Marden regarding my spiritual battle over the past three years and they didn’t hesitate to turn on me. Liberal Nick must’ve been a member of the green party while growing up in Great Britain. Kathy has made a career off of Betty and Barney Hill and saw me as an affront to their civil rights struggle. If I had said I had seen a light bulb head shaped Grey with large almond eyes, Kathy and Nick would’ve come to my aid but since my encounters are of the fallen nature, the experts got emotional, so much for experts. How could an abductee possibly trust her judgement when she ignores what I told her was occurring over the past three years?

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